§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Transport what additional action he proposes to take to encourage motorists to tax their cars; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerA great deal has already been done to make vehicle licensing more straightforward for the motorist, including increasing the number of licensing post offices and transferring to them virtually all relicensing work. An additional 200 sub-post offices are to be added to the relicensing network over the next 18 months. In parallel with this the enforcement of VED has been strengthened substantially. The deployment of an372W additional 75 posts and the introduction of new technology into local offices should provide for further improvement.